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!THE , MOKN1NGF OKBGOKIAK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1904.
SUPERINTENDENT TO SAY
NEW OFFICIAL AT CHEMAWA TO
HAVE GREAT POWER.
Indian Commission Will Leave Mat---ter
of Reduction of Force
to Him.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Aug. 12. Indian Commissioner
jQnes returned today from-- the Pacific
Coast, where he has been awarding con
tracts for Indian supplies. He said he
heartily approves the appointment of
Edwin I. Chalcraft as superintendent -of
the Cbemawa Indian School, and is con
vinced his administration will be clean
and competent.
Until tho new superintendent assumes
charge there will be no further changes
at Chemawa, as Commissioner Jones is
inclined to defer very largely to the rec
ommendations of Superintendent Chal
craft, whom he will hereafter hold re
sponsible for the conduct of the Che
mawa School. If the new superintendent
IS willing to retain Assistant Superin
tendent Campbell in his present position.
Commissioner Jones will probably not
carry out the recommendation of inspect
ing officiate who urged that this office be
abolished and Campbell be reduced to a
clerkship. The same deference will be
paid to Chalcraft's recommendations as
to decreasing the force of school em
ployes. Commissioner Jones was unable to visit
Yakima Reservation in Washington,
w a he desired to personally Investigate
c .ges against Superintendent Jay
Lynch. It is probable the Lynch case
will go unacted upon for the present.
Speaking of the political situation in
the West, Commissioner Jones said:
"The West will go strongly Republican.
I was In California, Oregon and several
other states, and all the talk is Roose
yelt and Fairbanks. The West can safely
be claimed by Republicans. The West
will take care of itself, and it will not
be lost if the Republicans do not pay It
marked attention. To capture the East
should be the aim of the Republicans,
and If this can be done, Roosevelt and
Fairbanks will be elected by a majority
unequaled In the annals of the political
history of this country."
ORDERED TO SEATTLE.
Lieutenant Cliftoa Will Leave Van
couver Barracks.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 12. First Lieutenant Alfred
Clifton, upon completion of his examina
tion for promotion at "Vancouver Bar
racks, was today ordered to proceed to
Seattle to take station in that city, and
report to the Signal Officer of the Depart
ment of the Columbia for duty pertain
ing to the Alaskan telegraph system, re
ceiving from First Lieutenant James S.
Butler all funds and property for which
he is responsible.
Rural Carriers for Palouse.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 12. Walter E. Salsberry was
today appointed regular and Steve Lin
ger substitute rural carrier at Palouse,
Wash.
STATES THAT ABE I0ST.
Strange Results of Oversights by
Treaty-Makers.
You don't happen to have' seen a stray
state about anywhere, do you? asks Pear
son's Weekly. A state that does not seem
to know where it is, or why it Is there,
or to whom it belongs? If you have seen
euch a country, don't fall to notify Mother
Europe. Perhaps it is one of the many
territories that have got lost In one of
hex periodical housemovlng or Spring
cleanings.
To explain: The various" congresses of
the great powers, summoned from time to
time to settle outstanding disputes, have
been known to lose sight of whole terri
tories, which, as a result, have passed
into the hands of the wrong people, or to
have been left entirely without owners.
Such a country is Iceland. It was left
languishing on the European doorstep by
the Congress of Vienna. For this marvel
ous body of diplomatists. If you please,
had never heard of Iceland, and did not
lcnow there was such a country! That It
now belongs to Denmark Is entirely due
to this curious oversight.
Part of the work of the Vienna Con
gress was to despoil Denmark. That
Power had shown Itself constantly friend
ly to Napoleon not by its own sympa
thies, but because Napoleon had a little
way of forcing his friendship on small
powers.
To punish Denmark for this the Con
gress compelled her to give up Norway,
which she then owned, to Sweden. Had
anybody mentioned that there was a
country called Iceland to be had for the
asking, the powers would promptly have
handed It over to the highest bidder. But
no mention was made of it.
After the congress was over and the
conventions signed, by which one power
took this and another that, it dawned
upon the diplomatic mind that Iceland
had been left appropriately enough out
in the cold. Denmark, accordingly, was
not robbed of it.
If Ignorance was the cause of the drop
ping of Iceland from the schemes of the
powers, sheer boredom on the part of a
British Commissioner lost to Canada a'
huge chunk of territory. This was a part
of the State of Maine, over which there
was a furious dispute between Britain
and America last century.
Lord Ashburton, the British Commis
sioner, set out with the American repre
sentatives to settle the boundary of the
State of Maine with Canada. They de
cided to mark the boundary along a cer
tain line drawn from the St Lawrence
River to the sea.
It so happened that the River St John
Hows from somewhere about that point
on the St Lawrence, and Its mouth, on
the Atlantic, is almost in the same lati
tude as its source.
Said the American Commissioners:
"As this river seems to flow pretty
straight from one point to the other,
would it .not he a good Idea to make it
the frontier line between the States and
Canada ?v
The British Commlssioer had grown
rather tired of the journey, .so when tho
suggestion was mooted he jumped at it
and the boundary was fixed..
The feelings of Britain and Canada may
be Imagined when the truth was revealed,
after the signature of the treaty, that
while the mouth of the St John is about
in the same latitude as Its source in the
St Lawrence, in between the river makes
a huge upward sweep to the north, inclos
ing a vast territory, which had practically
been handed Over to the United States
gratis.
But It was too late. We had agreed to
the St John frontier, and had to abide by
the treaty. It was generally known as the
"Ashburton capitulation" a state lost to
the empire because a commissioner was
too tired to do his duty.
In the course of the European Spring
cleaning before referred to namely, the
Congress of Vienna quite a lot of small
states got lost with odd results In history.
One of these Is Moresnet
Morsenet lies somewhere near Alx-la-Chapelle,
on the Prusso-Belglan frontier.
It was one of Germany's many Independ
ent states, but so small ' was It a few
square miles in area that no notice what
ever was taken of it at the congress.
While Prussia was taking possession of
this, and Austria that while France was
receiving one thing and Britain another,
nobody bothered about the ownership of
Moresnet
After the congress, therefore, Moresnet
awoke to And itself ownerless. In the
midst of Europe. ItTemalns so to this
day; Prussia does not claim It for fear of
offending Belgium, and Belgium dare not
lay hands on it for fear of Prussia.
So It remains Independent, though be
longing to the German Customs Union. It
sends conscripts to no European army,
and pays taxes only to Itself. Its Gov
ernor is one year a Prussian major, an
other year a Belgian.
Through a similar oversight, a small dis
trict named Jungholz finds itself to this
day in a queer position. It Is situated in
the heart of the German Empire In Ba
variabut belongs not to Germany, but to
Austria, from which it is separated by
hundreds of miles. Though in German
territory, it sends conscripts to -the
Austrian army, and pays taxes to Austri
an collectors.
WE ARE A MUSICAL NATION.
Noted Writer Says the United States
Leads All Nations.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The statement that in one important
respect the United States leads the
world in music will surprise the aver
age American. Loul3 C. Elson. the
writer on musical subjects, makes the
statement with emphasis. There is no
other country, he says, where so much
is being accomplished in the musical
education of the masses.
While the trans-Atlantic musical
education is generaly more thorough,
writes Mr. Elson, ours Is the more uni
versal. There is not a single city of
size In the country that does not give
its, children free instruction in music
up to a certain point In the big cities
the working people are trained in cho
rus singing, and Instrumental concerts
for the masses are common.
Contrasting the past and present
state of musical composition in the
United States, Mr. Elson reminds us
that in 1876 only two American com
positions of note were obtainable for
the Centennial Exposition. Today
when an American world's fair opens
there Is no longer any thought of seek
ing musical aid from any foreign com
poser; the difficulty is rather how to
choose representative native works
without slighting any of the prominent
American composers.
As to women in music, America has
had a distinct adva-nfncro nvpr conti
nental Europe, where conservatism has
oeen a Darner to women composers.
Since 1880 our advance in notable
works by women has been rapid, and
women vocalists and instrumental per
formers have won great successes
abroad.
In 1880 there were only three Impor
tant conservatories in America. Now
there are thorough schools of music in
every city of even the second rank in
the country, while many universities
and colleges have added music to their
regular courses.
In manufacturing automatic musical
instruments we aro easily first How
ever strongly conservatives may de
nounce music produced by mere mech
anism, such devices make it possible
for persons in small communities to
hear masterpieces. Lessons In listen
ing to music are valuable, and better
supplied by automatism than not at all.
10 sum up," concludes Mr. Elson, "I
may say that with a niano or mhinAt
organ in almost every home, with a
musical journal read in almost every
family, with a band of am
posers, with orchestras in every large
city, with musical libraries at hand to
aid the student, with
everywhere, there has been an uplift
in musical matters during the last gen
eration that promises a great future."
In this connection tho London Spec
tator adds Its testimony. It says that
me aoDt or modern music to America
Is WOrthV Of rprnp-nlVlrvr rn.l , n.
stimulating atmosphere of American
life has already made its Influence felt
m a variety or ways on the cultivation
of the art The rapidity of progress
which has marked the material devel
opment of thf United Rtafoa firie an
analogy in the musical education of the
cultivated masses. Music now forms
as large a Dart in the snofni n
"leisured" Americans as of tho British,
and "In point of equipment and effi
ciency of performance there is little to
choose between the
cities and those of Europe."
All of which seems to indicate that
America's contribution to the world's
music is nor connned to the efforts of
our merely popular-song1 writers.
TABOOED TOPICS.
The Weather and Our Ailments Not
Fit for Conversation.
Housekeeper.
An Interesting movement for the revival
of the almost lost art of conversation Is
reported from England, and In a recent
address on the subject one of its sponsors
oald: "There Is no real conversation now
adays. We talk about the weather and
our ailments and call that conversation."
We really believe that the banishment of
these two topics from our daily conversa
tion would inure to the better mental and
physical health of all of us. On a wet,
dreary day what is more depressing than
to have a friend repeatedly call our at
tention to the weather? The Inevitable
effect is to cause our spirits to fall with
the barometer. How often it happens on
a Summer day, when the thermometer is
soaring In the nineties and we are man
aging to' keep fairly cool In some shady
nook, that a friend drops in, perspiring
from every pore, and mopping his face
wlthhls handkerchief, exclaims: "Whew!
but it's hot!" We had not noticed the
temperature particularly before, but now
that our attention Is called to the evident
torridlty we feel ten degrees warmer, and
we blame our friend for having in some
way brought the heat with him. And we
are right
The other conversational topic referred
to, our ailments, should unquestionably
be sentenced to perpetual banishment
from respectable society. Even the least
imaginative of us is prone to acquire a
friends' symptoms, in minor degree, from
listening sympathetically to their recital,
and such is the subtle effect of mind upon
body, that often we do not suspect the
real cause of our indisposition.
Even If we are not interested in making
conversation an art, let us taboo these
two most undesirable and easily dispensa
ble topics.
First Modern Ship Canal.
Boston Globe.
In these days of ship canals we hear
little or nothing about the earliest enter
prise of the kind during modern times,
namely, the Berkeley and Gloucester ship
canal.
Although. Gloucester Is situated on tho
Severn, access to the port Is really af
forded by the canaL Owing to the dan
gerous condition of the river, an act was
obtained In 1793 for the construction of a
ship canal commencing at Berkeley, some
16 miles lower down the Severn, and the
works were completed in the year 1827.
This waterway follows the vale of Berk
eley, originally commencing with a tidal
basin and lock at Sharpness Point and
ending at the docks in Gloucester, where
there 1b another lock communicating with
the Severn.
The original cost was about $2,500,000,
but within the last 40 years considerable
outlay has been incurred in opening a new
entrance half a mile lower down the river,
with additional dock accommodations.
i These works were finally completed in
1874. Although vessels of more than 600
tons cannot pass up the canal to the port,
h!ps of 2500 tons can enter the outar
basin.
Passes Its Third Reading.
T)'nfl' Alio- 1Tfco -EV-enVi ncm
vention bill unanimously passed Its third
reaaing in tne Mouse or Commons tnis
evening amid cheers, and was sent to the
House of Lords, where It passed its third
reading. ' -
LIFE OF A LOCOMOTIVE
ITS UPS AND DOWNS AND DURA
TION. The Modern Engine Is Shorter Lived
Than That of the Days When Cars .
and Traffic Were Lighter.
What beoomes of all the pins? and
what happens after death to tho splen
did pieces of mechanism called loco
motives? are by no means similar ques
tions. Indeed, the theory of metem
psychosis may well be applied to all
railroad rolling stock, says A..W. Mc
Coy, in The Chautauquan. Nearly every
piece is saved and put to some use; has
assurance of a future existence even as
"scrap" for tho furnace from which it
comes forth as new parts. "Reinforra
tion," the process may bo termed, . to
coin a' word for such railroad phenom
ena. The modern locomotive costs 515,000
or $18,000, according to size and equip
ment The passenger locomotives in
former days were embellished with ex
tra brass work and trimmings, the
bright parts were kept by the firemen
in a- state of glittering effulgence, and
the passenger engine cost more than
the freight engine. Nowadays, the
trimmings are not put on and the pas
senger engine, being lighter, costs less
than the mammoth freighter.
When the engine goes into commis
sion it is a fine piece of machinery, with
power to pull' long trains over miles of
track, day after day, but with the
strenuous work comes the certainty of
deterioration and the necessity of con
stant repairs. "When work was lighter,
trains not so heavy and mileage in
lower figures, an engine could be ex
pected to live 30 years, but in locomo
tives the tendency is toward a decrease
of longevity, for the management
strives to get all the service possible
out of them. The age q expectancy is
only approximate. Bad water, that is.
water bad for the Internal economy of
boilers and which causes scale, is per
haps the greatest foe to an engine's
hope for an honorable old age. A bad
water division uses up its motive power
far more rapidly than hard work else
where. Local conditions on the line
largely affect the motive power. A hilly
country causes more strain. Then, too,
housing facilities have much to do with
the life of the engine, ir st is possible
to keep up with need3 In repairs, the
power stands a better chance for giv
ing long service. The demand for en
gines, however, may be so pressing that
the least possible repairing that will
answer Is given, with tho result that
the locomotives constantly deteriorate
and lose In efficiency, until complete
overhauling becomes a positive neces
sity. "A stitch in time saves nine,' in
railroad as well as in garment repairs.
Freighter Gets Worst of It.
At one time it was popularly supposed
that the passenger engine was subject to
the severer strain, but that was before
the days of long trains and 100.000-pound
cars. The freighter gets the worst of It
under existing conditions. The passen
ger engine, fairly treated, stands a chance
of a one-third to one-half longer life, and
then prolongs its days on a branch line
or In some special service.
Repairs begin almost with the engine's
first trip. If these could be eliminated
railroading would be simpler for the man
agement; the road Is hardly doubled un
til something has to be done, although
for two or three years the expense may
be comparatively small. Ordlnarly repairs
n intri five classes, as follows:
Class 1, means overhauling costing $3500
or more, including a firebox and boiler re
newal. Class 2, repairs costing $2500, but no new
firebox or large parts.
Class 3, repairs costing from $500 to
$1500.
Class 4, repairs costing less than $100.
The first time an engine goes Into the
shop It may have run two or three years
without much repair charge beyond Inci
dentals, or it may be a "hoodoo" and get
into trouble every trip. Under normal con
ditions the first real repairing would cost
about $1000 and the second and third
overhauling about $1500 each. In the
20 years estimated life of an engine the
expenditure for repairs will reach in all
probably $30,000, or about twice the orig
inal cost
The repairs Include every imaginable
patch or replacement from renewing a
broken glass to providing a new boiler or
firebox. Scale forms Inside and gradually
wears the boiler plates thinner, reducing
them to frail shells, or If soda ash is
used to prevent scale, all the brass tap3
that can be reached by the soda ash de
teriorate rapidly and have to be removed.
Thus It will be seen that maintenance
of power involves many questions. Every
thing possible Is done to keep the engine
In commission, until at last a stage of de
crepitude is reached that seems to pre
clude further repairs. At this point it
Is a question of scrapping the locomotive
or selling it for about $2500 to dealers In
second-hand equipment who will repair
It for about as much more and sell It to
a logging or similar road where It may do
service for several more years.
Value of Old Locomotive.
An old locomotive Is worth as scrap
from $500 to $2500 as the case may be, the
difference being due to the availability of
the various parts for further use as such
parts. When the engine Is turned over
to the scrappers It presents a disreputable,
appearance, far removed from that of the
days when Its first engineer looked It
over. Once dignified as "she"; "old ket
tle" or "mess of junk" are the most re
spectful epithets applied by those who
have tq do with its operation. Even in
the days of scrapping careful manage
ment guards against wastefulness. Steel,
brass and iron are taken oft separately;
everything usable Is saved out and
frames, axles and good parts are set aside
for further use. What is left goes to the
scrap bins and eventually to the foundry
or junk dealer.
Changing railroad conditions make it
difficult to estimate the life of locomotives,
and the same Is true of passenger and
freight cars. There are many passenger
coaches In use today which were built
30 or more years ago and are still in good
condition, if not. modern in appearance.
The old coaches with solid white oak
sills were good ones. Of necessity there
have been changes In styles in passenger
coaches. The cars that were lightly built
25 years ago have no business In the
modern heavy trains, and If placed there
soon get knocked out On short branch
roads they serve their purpose. The cus
tom now Is to build with steel underfram-
Ing like the Pullmans, so that It is al
most Impossible to smash them in a
wreck.
The box-car's life Is shortest of all roll
ing stock, and this Is owing largely to the
changes In construction. The capacity of
cars has Increased from 40,000 to 80,000 or
100,000 pounds each, and usage is rougher.
The use of the air brake has helped to
preserve them, but it Is hard service at
the best in the present-day long, heavy
trains. ' There are many box-cars run
nlng, however, which have-seen more than
25 years of service, and their life might
be averaged at 20 years. There is no rea
son why the steel gondolas should not
last 30 years or more, as there Is less
likelihood of their wearing out When a
box, freight or passenger-car serves its
time, there is little to be scrapped. The
trucks and rods are taken out and the
wooden portion is burned or used for some
purpose, such as toolhouses along the
line, stations, sometimes improvised
dwellings. In fact for almost anything
from an office to a chapel. The trucks
under a box freight car are worth $75 to
$100, and these, with the side rods, are
taken out The box, which is considered
to have no scrap value, is burned, and
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whatever small pieces of iron remain are
gathered up afterwards.
Prefer to Sell Old Engines.
Car equipment Is not always discarded
because worn out. but it may be out of
style, or of too small capacity. One of the
results constantly sought by railroad
management is the reduction of hauling
expense per ton per mile, and no road
thinks nowadays of a box-car of less ca
pacity than 60,000 pounds, and 80,000 or 100,-
000 Is preferred. Monster locomotives ana
long trains of mammoth cars nowadays
carry an immensely larger quantity of
freight over the road in less time than
formerly. Generally speaking, railroads
prefer to sell their old engines and cars.
if possible, and save the expense of scrap
ping, which naturally Is considerable.
That Is why a number of concerns do a
profitable business In old rolling stock,
and there Is a demand from small rail
roads or self-contained lines for engines
and cars which the trunk lines do not
think It profitable to keep in stock.
In all railroad centers a constant watch
ful warfare is waged against thieves who,
many times In organized gangs, plan the
removal of all detachable pieces of loco
motives or cars. These thieves carry
wrenches with them, and If great care is
not exercised they will steal brass and
other fittings from locomotives in broad
daylight, where they stand. The boldness'
of some of these attempts Is remarkable,
and the arrests and convictions which oc
cur from time to time do not suffice to
deter these criminals, some of whom are
said to be actually In the ""employ of rail
road companies, as silent partners of
those who carry away the spoils.
The life of a passenger locomotive may
be approximated at 22 years; a freight
locomotive at 15 years; a box freight car
at 20 years, and a passenger coach at 25
years. These are the estimates furnished
by several railroad departments ana su
perintendents, although in every case
they wished the figures considered as
only approximately correct.
NERVES ARE UNKNOWN.
Happy Japanese Women Free From
Worries of West.
Housekeeper.
The women of Japan, In contrast to
their Occidental sisters, have long been
noted for their perfect poise and self
possession. Their placidity under what
would ordinarily be considered trying cir
cumstances, has surprised 'American tour
ists. Patent medicines guaranteed to cure
nervousness In Its many forms have little
sale in Japan. The meaning of the term
"nervous prostration" Is unknown. Jap
anese physicians are rarely rich.
An explanation o this happy state of
affairs has been made by a returned trav
eler. "To begin with," says he, "there Is
never any change In fashions, so the Jap
anese woman has no worries at all on
that score. Then, housekeeping Is greatly
simplified, so the Japanese housekeeper Is
hurt by none of the jars and -frets that
rag the nerves and prematurely age her
"Western sister. The Japanese house has
no draperies, no dust traps in the shape
of superfluous ornaments. People will
put oft their shoes In entering the house,
so no mud and dirt are brought In. Jap
anese women have no heart-burnings over
euchre prizes and bridge stakes. They
never have to compose club papers on
subjects concerning which they know
nothing. They never sit up nights plan
ning how they may outshine their rivals
In dress at some social affair. They do
not bother their brains with schemes for
marrying their daughters to rich foreign
ers. They never have to give eight
course dinners with two-course pocket
books. They live simple, happy, peace
ful domestic lives, and live them long."
While we should be sorry to see Ameri
can women restrict their lives to the nar
row sphere of the Japanese, there Is no
doubt that three-fourths of their nervous
worry Is caused by "trying to do too
much." Simplicity is the keynote of san
ity and health, and American men as well
as women may well profit by the example
of the happy Japanese.
Child of a Day.
"Walter Savage Landor.
Child of a day, thou knowest. not
Tho teartj that overflow thlna urn.
The gushing eyes that read thy lot,
Nor, if thou kneweat, could'st return I
And why the wish! the pure and blest,
"Watch, like thy mother, o'er thy sleep;
O peaceful nlghtl O envied rest!
Thou will not ever see her weep.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL RETORT.
PORTLAND. Or., Aug. 12. Maximum
temperature, S7 degrees; minimum tempera
ture, 58 degrees. River reading, 11 A. II.,
7.3 feet; change in 24 hours, 0.1 of a foot.
Total precipitation, 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.,
none; total precipitation since September 1,
1903, 47.24 inches; normal precipitation
since September 1, 1003, 40.01 inches; ex
cess, .63 of an Inch. Total sunshine. August
11. 1004. 10:37; possible sunshine, August 11,
1004, 14:24. Barometer, reduced to sea
level, at 5 P. M., 20.S9.
' "WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The weather la cloudy and threatening In
Southern Idaho and Northern Utah, and
thunder storms are reported at Pocatello
and Salt Lake City, but in neither place did
the rain amount to more than a trace. It
Is warmer In Northern Oregon and Washing
ton and cooler In Southeastern Idaho.
The indications are for generally fair
weather in this district Saturday. It will
be slightly cooler Vest of the Cascades and
warmer In Southeastern Idaho.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the- 28
hours ending at midnight, August 13:
Portland and vicinity Fair and slightly
cooler; winds mostly northerly.
Western Oregon and Western Washing
ton Fair, cooler, except near" the Coast;
northwesterly winds.
Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and
Northern Idaho Fair and continued warm.
Southern Idaho Partly cloudy with prob
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EDWARD A. BEALS, District Forecaster.
CLASSIFIED AD. RATES.
"Rooms," "Rooms and Board." "Housekeep
ing Rooms," "Situations Wanted," 15 words
or less, 15 cents: 18 to 20 words, 20 cents; 21
to 25 words, 25 cents, etc. No discount for
additional Insertions.
UNDER ALL OTHER HEADS, except "New
Today," SO cents for 15 words or less; 16 to 20
words, 40 cents; 21 to 25 words, CO cents, etc.
first Insertion. Each additional Insertion,
one-half; no further discount under one month.
"NEW TODAY" (gauge measure agate). 15
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tor each additional Insertion.
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MEETING NOTICES.
GENERAL GERMAN AID SOCIETY. All
members of the General German Aid Society
are requested to meet at their hall, corner
Morrison and Eleventh streets, Sunday, August
14th. at 1:15 o'clock P. M. sharp, to attend
the funeral of our late brother, Francis H.
Auer. By order of the president.
H. C. BOHLMAN. Secretary
DIED.
ROSSI At his late residence In Beavcrton, Or.,
E. Rossi, August 11. 1004, aged 07 years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
HANSELMAN In this city, at Portsmouth Sta
tion, Daniel W. Hanselman, August 12, 1004.
aged 64 years. Notice of funeral hereafter.
FUNERAL NOTICES.
AUER In this city, August 12, 1004, F. X.
Auer, aged 76 years. 8 months and 15 days.
Funeral Sunday, August 14, 1904, at 2
P. M. from Holman's chapel, corner Third
and Salmon streets, thence to Crematorium.
Relatives and friends respectfully Invited
to attend.
BANCROFT The funeral services of the
late Mrs. F. A. Bancroft will be held at the
family residence, 1095 Franklin at.. Wil
lamette Heights, at 2 P. M., Saturday. Au
gust 13. Services at the grave private.
EDWARD HOLM AN CO., Undertakers and
embalmers, have moved to their new build
ing Third and Salmon. Ladr assistant.
Telephone No. 507.
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J. P. FINLEY & SON, Funeral Directors,
cor. 3d and Madison. Office of County Cor
oner. Lady assistant. Telephone No. 9.
F. S. DUNNING, Undertaker, 414 East
Aldef? Lady assistant. Telephone East 62.
DUNNING & CAMPION, Undertakers, 7th
and Pine. Lady assistant. hono Main 430.
NEW TODAY.
FOR SALE SPAN OF WELL-BROKEN
draft horses. Union Stockyards.
SALE:
Worthington Compound
Duplex Pump, second
hand, A 1 condition. Size
10xl8?xl4xl0. Deliver
ing 875 gallons per min
ute. Check valve, lub
ricator, etc., complete.
Inquire A. W. Cochran,
Oregonlan Building.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On improved city and farm property. Build
ing loans. Installment loans. WM. MAC
MASTER. 311 Worcester block.
LOUIS H. BOLL
Piano Studio. 3424 Washington St. Parlors
9 and 10. Pupils accepted from Sept. 1, 1904.
AMUSEMENTS.
A Startling Show. Brimming
oyer with Novelties at the
STAR THEATER
PORTLAND'S FASHIONABLE
VAUDEYILLE PLAYHOUSE
General admission, 10c; reserved box seats, 23c
Performances, 2 to 4:30. 7:30 to 10:30 P. M.
ARCADE THEATER
Seventh and Washington.
REFINED VAUDEVILLE
2:15 to 4:30. 7:13 to 10:8a
Sunday, continuous from 2 to 10:30.
For Ladles; Gentlemen and Children.
Admission 10 cents to any seat.
LYRIC THEATER
iCorner Alder and Seventh.)
HIOH-CLASS
REFINED VAUDEVILLE
2:30 to 4:30; 7:30 to 10:30; Sunday. 2 to 10
P. M. This ad. and 10c will admit two
people any matinee except Sundays and
holidays.
. TEN CENTS NO HIGHER.
The home of polite vaudeville.
Continuous performances from 2 to 4 :30 P. M.
Sundays, continuous 2 to 10:30 P. M.
Evening performances from 7 to 10:30 P. M.
Any seat In the theater,
TEN CENTS
NEW TODAY.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY REPAIRED:
first-class -work by practical Jewelers; old
gold bought or taken In exchange. TIngry
the jeweler, H, E. cor. 3d and Washington,
upstairs, over N. P. Express Co.
POIl SALE REAL ESTATE.
GUARANTEED AS ADVERTISED 120
acres, with 15 acres cleared. 100 bearing fruit
trees. 300O cords of wood besides lots of
saw timber on place; Kalama River runs
through land; large 8-room house and two
tenant nouses that rent for $4 and $5 each;
state fish hatchery on place; $8 month for
watching hatchery, and good wages when
same Is in operation; price, 51500. Came
see us, or write for list of farm bargains.
Imus & Wllloughby, Kalama, Wash.
FOR SALE SIXTY-ACRE FARM; ALL
slashed except live acres; two hop yards;
14 acres, part in cultivation, part In pas
ture; good buildings, wells; public auction
on farm Aug. 19. One and a half miles
west Aurora. Address Lizzie Roppel, Ore
gon City.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A HOME,
here's your chance: Corner lot and 5-room
cottage; alley, apples, cherries, pears,
plums; on car-line; $300 cash, $330 2
years. jross & anaw, 233 Washington st.
RARE OPPORTUNITY TO GET ONE-HALF
interest in a large prune orchard, or will
sell the whole; in every respect a good
property with a good crop now maturing.
Address Q 23, Oregonlan.
FOR SALE A LARGE. CONVENIENT 7
room house, between two car-lines, furnished
or unfurnished; cash or terms. Apply to
owner, E. Taylor and 43d sts. Phone Scott
4311.
A HOME FOR $000. 50X100 WITH A GOOD
6-room house, near car-line, 20 minutes'
ride to city. J. P. Kennedy, 221 Sher
lock bldg.
MODERN 11-ROOM HOUSE. 2 FULL LOTS,
choice fruit and shrubbery; east front; a
snap. See owner, 1247 Mallory ave. Phone
Scott 6752.
FOR SALE SO ACRES NEAR BEND. OJ0D
sagebrush tract; canal line through center;
both forties, $4. Address The Journal, Prine
vllle. Or.
200 FARMS, SMALL TRACTS AND LOTS
Bargains on O. W. P. electric line. O. R.
Additon. Lents, Or. Take Mt. Scott car; Sc.
MUST SELL MY LITTLE COTTAGE HOME
In Laurelwood. of 3 rooms, vestibule, pantry
and closet; stable; fine garden. H. H. Smith.
$1600 CHOICE CORNER LOT, WEST SIDE;
also improved corner; will pay 18 per cent.
Owner, S07 Corbett St., "S" car, south.
FOR SALE BOO ACRES STUMP LAND, 18
miles from Portland. Inquire 287 E. Mor
rison st. C R. Davis Fuel Co.
$7000 IMPROVED INCOME PROPERTY,
close in, netting 10 per cent. Apply Os
born Hotel. Phone East 373.
LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH US. CALL
on us when you want to buy. Mathews &
Palmer, 4 IS Oregonlan bldg.
$030 FOUR FULL LOTS AND 4-ROOM
house. Highland Park. Apply room 303,
Ablngton bldg.
TWO LOTS. COR. HENRY'S ADDITION,
cheap. Call 11 E. 14th St., North; save
commission.
DO YOU WANT TO BUY A MODERN F1VE
room, elegantly furnished cottage? Phone
Union 4381.
RARE BARGAIN--$1600 BUYS 205 ACRES
near Brownsville. P. O. Box 275, Oregon
City, Or.
5-ROOM COTTAGE. 2 LOTS. 100x101). one
block east of Woodlawn car. Inquire 304
Bhaver.
FOR SALE MODERN HOUSE. 12 ROOMS
and two baths. 204 22d st. N. Call morn
ings. SNAP HOUSE AND LOT. EAST SIDE.
Inquire 60S East Ash. From owner.
NEW G-ROOM HOUSE. 311 SKIDMORE
st. Owner's phone. Scott 6052.
TIMBER LANDS i'OR SALE.
FOREST RESERVE. APPROVED. SANTA
Fe, on hand, ready for location; also sol.
diers additional land warrants and Sioux
ecrip. Maginnis Si Son. 227 Falling bldg.
SCRIP TO TAKE AGRICULTURAL OR ARID
lands, 40s and Sus, for Immediate delivery.
C. D. Lloyd, 440 Sherlock bldg.
FOREST RESERVE SCRI1, GILT EDGE,
general land practice. CoiUns Land Co..
Concord bldr.
Approved scrip; sew lot agricultural or timber
lands. L. W. Whiting & Co.. 403 Ablngion.
FOREST RESERVE SCRIP READY FOR
immediate use. Compson. 618 Marquam.
GOOD timber land cheap; scrip for sale.
Mathews & Palmer. 418 Oregonlan bldg.
TO EXCHANGE.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR PORT
land realty, a 35,000-acre ranch located In
the heart of the Yellowstone Valley, d
miles from Northern Pacific Railway, 35
miles south of Livingston, Mont., 12 miles
from north boundary of Yellowstone Na
tional Park: unlimited range, fine improve
ments; will trade for vacant or Improved
or exchange for good hotel or any good
business. Address L 23. Oregonlan.
FOR SALE BY OWNER 3 ACRES AND 10
room residence, nicely located on Base Line
road, one-half mile west of Mount Tabor;
shrubbery, fruit, flowers; price $12,000;
part cash; will take part other real estate
In exchange. M 8, Oregonlan.
GOOD AUTOMOBILE FOR EXCHANGE
Call room 204. Ablngton. or address Lock
Box 470.
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WILL TRADE GOOD CITY LOT FOR TEAM
of horses. Kirk Hoover, 313 Water st.
SOU fi.K IT ARMS.
27, COO ACRES OF IRRIGATED LAND,
free from the state to settlers, who will
pay from $5 to $15 per acre to the Co
lumbia. Southern Irrigation Company for
perpetual water right; for information call
or address B. S. Cook. 251 Alder at.. Port
land. Or.
IMPROVED FARMS FOR SALE IN ALL
parts of Oregon and Washington; payments
made to suit purchasers. For particulars
apply to Wm. MacMaotcr. 311 Worcester
block.
IRRIGATED LANDS OF THE DESCHUTES
Irrigation & Power Co.. for sale by A. C
Palmer, local agent. 418 Oregonlan bldg.
55 acres, cultivated, furnished, modern. S
m. E.. car. 700 Winter apples. l227 Front.
LAND SCRIP.
ALL KINDS OF LAND SCRIP. GENERAL
land practice; our forest reserve scrip for
non-timbered lands will be ready in a
few days. Collins Land Co., Concord bldg.
WANTED REAL ESTATE.
WANTED ABOUT 5 ACRES, HALF Im
proved, not farther than 3 miles from
Portland; give" description, price. Address
P 23. care Oregonlan-
CASH AND IMPROVED ACREAGE ON
car Una for Improved or unimproved lot.
close In. McPherson. Gllraan Hotel.
f OR SALE.
Horses, Vehicles, Etc
FOR SALE ONE SPAN MARES, EACH
weighs 1250, good pullers and drivers; one
3Vt wagon and harness for $150; also one
good driving horse cheap. Call at feed
stable on Front. Just above Columbia, bet.
8 A. M. and 6 P. M.. Friday and Saturday.
I BUY, SELL. RENT OR EXCHANGE
horses, wagons, buggies, rubber-tire run
abouts, harness, camping, outfits, livery in
connection. Phone Main 1125. Red Front
Stables. 15th. Just off Washington.
ONE GOOD DOUBLE-SEATED CARRIAGE
for $2.. or will trade on wagon. 313
Water st.
WOLFSTEIN buys and sells horses, wagons!
harness, buggies, farm implements. 227 Front.
All kinds vehicles, harness, eic. bought, sold
and exchanged. 211 Washington.
Pianos.
BARGAIN DECKER PIANO IN GOOD
wuumuu, suo.raui.eeu; wm De SOld for
$130 If applied for before August ltf. 350
Alder st.
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HIGH-GRADE PIANO. NEARLY NEW."
beautiful mahogany; must selL W 04. Ores.
Miscellon eons.
DOES YOUR ROOB LEAK?
Repair It with Elaterite; it rolls, easy to
lay; needs -no painting or coating; good over
old iron, tin or shingles; best for new root.
Elaterite Roofing Co.. 10 VVorceter bldg.
FOR SALE FOX TERRIER PUPS. NONE
better; white bodies nicely marked heads- wll
make fine companions and house dosts E.
Brayford. Hood River. Or.
ELKS ATTENTION I HAVE SEVEN PAIR
of exceptionally fine and perfectly marked
elk teeth for sale. Address M 23. Oretro
nlan. 6
IF YOU WISH GOOD i-FOOl LIVE FIR
oak and ash wood, go to Hoover & Con
way. 313 Water Bt. Phone Main 455)0.
AUCTION HOUSE FURNITURE
o'clock, at the home of Lizzie RoppeL 5th
and Monroe. Oregon City. Aug. 17.
A MANUFACTURING SITE. 100x200. ON
railroad, near Alblna Ferry; cheap. 5us
Goldsmith et.
TWO POINTER PUPPIES" AND ONE
1-year-old pointer at 331 ICth. st.. near
Mill.
TYPEWRITERS, all makes, at cost, from J3;
rubber tamp. seals, etc. Coast Co.. 231 Staru
BICYCLE CLOSING OUT SALE $40 WOLFF
Amerlcans now $25. 7th and Morrison.
HALL SAFE. FINE CONDITION, CHEAP. C
15. Oregonlan.
HELP WANTED MALE.
WANTED MANAGER FOR IDAHO,
headquarters Boise, represent old estab
lished mercantile agency; salary $100 a
month and commissions; must have $60Q
capital; grand opportunity for hustling
young men; chance for advancement; sev
eral other openings In California. Oregon
and Washington; state age, occupation;
reference. Address A. R, Morgan & Co.,
101 Sherlock bldg., Portland. Or.
WANTED FOR U. :. ARMY ABLE
bodied unmarried men. oetween ages of 21
and 35, citizens of United States, of good
character and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write English. For Infor
mation, apply to Recruiting Otllcer. Third
and Oak sts., Portland, Or.
RESPECTABLE BACHELOR COMPANION
wanted by young man of refinement; nicely
furnished bedroom and kitchen, -gas range;
central; pay $S half rent; utensils fur
nished; references exchanged. F 24, Ore
gonlan. AGENTS WANTED TO SELL OUR Su
perior high-grade nursery stock; new and
complete outfit furnished free; cash week
ly; write today for choice of territory. Cap
ital City Nursery Co.. Salem. Or.
WANTED ENERGETIC YOUNG MAN. SIN
gle. to travel and "learn good-paying business,
who can leave town Immediately; references;
others need not apply. Call at room 31, 4WJ
Morrison St., from 10 to 3 P. M.
BARBER TRADE TAUGHT Bl OUR NEW
method which enables student to earn
wages while learning. Call or address for
free catalogue American. Barber Collego
Co., tso N. oth st.
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EXPERIENCED GROCERYMAN TO TAKE
$3000 Interest In wholesale and retail store,
this city, manage business; good salary
and participate in profits. Address Y 23.
care Oregonlan.
WE HELP YOU
to secure a good position. Writo for plan
and booklet. Pacific Commercial Bureau,
agents "Hapgoods Inc.," Walker bldg..
Seattle.
WANTED MEN AND BOYS TO LEARN
plumbing trade. Coyne Bros. Co. School
of Practical Plumbing; send tor catalogue.
Address 4973-5 Easton ave.. SU Louis, Mo.
MEN WANTED TO LEARN BARBER
trade, special; positions secured, constant
practice, expert instruction; catalogue free.
Moler System College, San Francisco, Cal.
WANTED AN EXPERIENCED MAN TO
dress windows in furniture store; must be
able to write cards. Apply, stating ex
perience. T 24, care Oregonlan.
WANTED MEN'S SHOE SALESMAN;
man with a knowledge of furnishings pre
ferred; must be sober; state salary and
references. B 21, Oregonlan.
STAGE DANCING! STAGE DANCING
Vaudeville acting, singing taught, engage
ments guaranteed. Newman's Vaudeville
Circuit, 313 & Washington.
WANTED GOOD JOB COMPOSITOR, COM
petent to take charge; no novices or drunks
need apply; also platen press feeder. R. A.
Brodies & Co., Albany, Or.
1000 MEN. ALL KINDS OF WORK NAME
your Job; we have It. Phone Main 3074.
Canadian Employment Co.. 249 Burnaide
and 228 Morrison.
WANTED A YOUNG MAN 10 YEARS OR
over to run elevator In furniture store;
wages $0 per week. Address W 24, care
Oregonlan.
Wanted Salesmen who are selling groceries
to ranchers to handle our goods. Chicago &
San Francisco Grocery Co., San Francisco.
CARPENTER FOREMAN. COMPETENT TO
run big Inside repair Job from plans.
HANSEN'S OFFICE. 20 N. 2D ST.
WANTED MAN WITH $30 CASH AS PART
ner In good-paying contract; steady work;
good money. Call ICS N. 12th st.
MOLDERS WANTED, OPEN SHOP, $3.50
per day of 0 hours. . Benicla Iron Works.
Cooks' and waiters' union headquarters. Local
ISO, 2t54 Alder st. W. P. Tobln. bus. agent.
WANTED FIRST-CLASS PHOTOGRA-
pher. Lucerne Studio, Dekum bldg.
WANTED USHERS FOR NIGHT ONLY AT
. Bijou Theater. Apply at box office.
PRESSFEEDER WANTED.
Hawk Co.
ALVIN S.
HELP WANTED FEMALE.
WANTED NURSE GIRL ABOUT 10
years old. Apply 232 Stout st., cor. Sal
mon, King's Heights.
WANTED EXPERIENCED GIRL FOR
general housework. C27 Marshall 8t., bet.
19th and 20th.
DINING-ROOM GIRL AND CHAMBERMAID;
$20. room and board. National Hotel. Front
and Yamhill.
WANTED A COMPETENT WOMAN FOR
general housework; good wages. Telephone
Main 2741.
WANTED YOUNG GIRL FOR GENERAL
housework. Apply mornings, 511 Mont
gomery. A GIRL OR WOMAN FOR GENERAL
housework. Address S. M. Boals, Mayger, Or.
WANTED LADY CASHIER AT ONCE. Ap
ply Newport restaurant. 53 3d st.
COMPETENT GIRL FOR COOKING; SMALL
family; good wages. 341 llth.
WANTED G HtL FOR GENERAL HOU3E
work. Apply 695 Flanders st:
GIRLS WANTED. A. C. PIKE TENT &
Awning Co., 107 3d st.
A CHAMBERMAID WANTED AT 231
Yamhill st. at once.
WANTED GOOD LAnv rctnxr sj.k .rnn.
JL Tison.